The Daily Bruin

Will you be spending Valentine’s Day alone this year? Are you lamenting your lack of a “ring by spring”? If so, then you’re in luck!

Swing by the Bruin Den on Friday, Feb. 12, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and pick up a book for a “blind date.” For only $3, you can spend Valentine’s snuggled up with a great book, exploring a fantastic fictional world with some cool characters. Then you won’t be alone.

Books will be wrapped so you will not know what you have until after you commit to the blind date!

Questions? Contact Heather Harney at hharney12@georgefox.edu.

Quaere Verum stands for seeking the truth. Come eat homemade soup and bread with us and discuss an issue related to social justice.

You can find us at the Campbell House (612 N. Meridian St.) tonight (Tuesday) from 7:15 to 9 p.m.!

Questions? Contact Corbin Gronvold at cgronvold12@georgefox.edu.

The efforts of George Fox to aid in restoring a favorable habitat for monarch butterflies will be featured in a television episode of Oregon Field Guide, to be aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB-TV) this Thursday, Feb. 11.

The Field Guide episode, entitled “Monarchs and Milkweeds,” will explore the planting by various groups and individuals of native milkweeds, which serve as an irreplaceable resource for the monarch butterfly’s reproduction during its migrations through western Oregon and the Willamette Valley. The program will air at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, with a repeat presentation scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 14, at 6:30 p.m.

With more than 99 percent of the original Willamette Valley habitat gone within historic times, the migration of the monarchs is jeopardized. George Fox has been collaborating its efforts with individuals and organizations to restore usable milkweed foraging habitat for these butterflies by planting milkweed both as landscape plantings and prairie restoration components on campus.

The goal is to not only create usable habitat on campus but also to be a community resource for education and for the propagation stock of these valuable native species.

In honor of Black History Month, the Bon is serving East and West African food tomorrow (Wednesday) and Soul/Caribbean food on Wednesday,  Feb. 24. We hope you enjoy!

Join us as we welcome George Fox alumni Bill Jackson, Michael Livingston and Rose Livingston for a special Black History Month alumni panel. The three guests will share stories from their time here at George Fox and will provide insight into what it was like for students of color on campus during the late 1960s/early 1970s. There will be chapel credit for you as well!

Join us from 11 a.m. to noon in the Cap and Gown Room this Thursday, Feb. 11. Questions? Contact Tiona Cage at tcage@georgefox.edu.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, Feb. 10, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

The George Fox community is invited to celebrate the beginning of the season of Lent with an Ash Wednesday service hosted by the Office of Spiritual Life on Wednesday, Feb. 10, in Bauman Auditorium. We are providing two options for you:

• A 4 p.m. service (a short service with singing, prayer and the disposition of ashes)
• A 7 p.m. service (our normal chapel service with the addition of the disposition of ashes)

Join us for the third Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture of the semester this Monday, Feb. 8, when Kristie Knows His Gun, an assistant professor of psychology here at George Fox, speaks on the topic “American Pop Culture: Left Swipe or Right” in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Within a fingertip’s reach we are faced with a bounty of American pop culture. These images, messages and ideas influence our everyday lives, but what are consequences for those who miss, or don’t resonate, with the trend? Knows His Gun will explore the influence of American pop culture on individuals who fall to the wayside of mainstream.

The theme for this semester’s LACI series is “Christianity and Pop Culture.” For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Today (Monday), you are invited to a presentation about the nursing and education departments’ recent trip to Kenya over Christmas break. Come hear stories about the patients we met and see photos of the baby boy born during our visit whose name is “George Fox.” We’ll meet from noon to 12:45 p.m. in Hoover 103.

We will also share about future trip plans and connections there. Anyone is welcome, and feel free to bring your lunch.

Questions? Contact Stephanie Fisher at sfisher@georgefox.edu.

Do you have what it takes to score a great internship or job in the business world? In addition to a fabulous education, you’ve got to have the skills, strengths and personality to stand out in the crowd. Come hear from two corporate recruiters as they share tips on what employers are looking for, and learn how you can become a sought-after candidate. You’ll hear from these two George Fox alumni:

• Aimee Mattson (2005), former corporate recruiter for Columbia Sportswear
• Katie McKenzie (2002), VP of human resources at tech company CUI

This @GFUbizcareers event is sponsored by the College of Business and the IDEA Center and will be held in Hoover 103 from noon to 12:50 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12. Free lunch provided!

Questions? Contact Colleen Sump at csump@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please tell your students about this event.

Need help trying to optimize and professionalize your LinkedIn profile? The IDEA Center has drop-in hours from noon to 1 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays for anyone needing help articulating their experiences, skills and talents through LinkedIn.

Stop by the IDEA Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center and come out with a better, impressive-looking profile that can help get your foot in the door!

Do you know of a deserving senior who demonstrates outstanding services as a servant leader on campus or in the community? You can honor that person and the activity of voluntary service by nominating him/her for the CW Perry Servant Leadership Award.

The trustees of the Barney II and Moore Foundations have established the CW Perry Servant Leadership Award at George Fox University to reward leadership in the area of community and ministry service.

Only seniors (graduating in April 2016) are eligible for award consideration. Up to four $1,000 awards will be given annually. Each award recipient will be required to set aside $250 of this gift to the charitable organization of his or her choice. The remaining $750 will be distributed to the award recipient in the form of a cash award.

The aim of this award is to promote the ideals of servant leadership in the George Fox University community.

In order for your nominee to qualify, this nomination form MUST be received by Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. If you have any questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or phone 503-554-2316.

Click this link to go to the nomination form.

Today (Monday) is the IDEA Center’s first workshop of “Be Found February’s 30-Day Challenge” from noon to 1 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

If you’re serious about landing your summer internship/job, come join us. We’ll help you build a job/internship search game plan so you can save time, avoid distractions, and be on your way to landing a summer internship/job that’s best fit for you.

Bring your lunch! And be ready for other upcoming workshops and events at this link.

Questions? Stop by the IDEA Center or contact us at idea@georgefox.edu.

Need help learning MLA style for citations? Join us for a workshop, “Using MLA Format Effectively,” this Wednesday, Feb. 10, from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. (note time change) in Hoover 105.

In this session, Kathy Heininge, associate professor of English, will cover the Modern Language Association citation and reference formatting, along with several guidelines for writing in MLA style. MLA is commonly used in humanities courses such as English, literature and modern languages.

The workshop is sponsored by the Academic Resource Center.

Interested in making some extra cash this semester? We are looking to build our marketing team in Newberg. You will be paid fairly and competitively, work in a fun, positive, and friendly environment, and there are advancement opportunities.

What will you do?

• Control your income by choosing how many hours you can work
• Get trained (no experience necessary)
• Generate marketing leads

You should be independent, outgoing, open-minded, enthusiastic and dependable. No specific major is required.

Email George Fox student Josiah Bowen at collegepro.josiah@gmail.com for more information about the application process!

Come join us in Klages for a Super Bowl-themed dinner! Chicken wings, corn dogs and so much more. Grab a game-day dinner as you enjoy watching the Broncos and Panthers battle for the championship! It will be served between 4:30 and 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Bruin-Secure is the new secure wireless network. Connect to it using your George Fox credentials.

Windows OS users can download and run this connection wizard to simplify the process.

Please note: The older foxwifi network will be turned off Monday, Feb. 15, so please connect soon. If you have trouble connecting, check out the IT WiFi webpage or contact the IT Service Desk.

Do you have cans or bottles you are trying to get rid of after the Super Bowl? Leave your used cans and bottles out in the lobby of your living area and Romania serve team members will come pick them up on Monday!

We would love your support!

We want to remind you to be discerning when you are seeking employment opportunities online. With the Internet connecting us to all corners of the world, scams are present.

We would like to remind you to never send money to any employment opportunity. A genuine organization would never ask for payment.

Also, do not complete a W-2 form sharing your Social Security number unless you have met your new employer face to face.

Bruin Careers is a service that George Fox provides to help employers connect to students, as one of our priorities is to assist students in finding employment that supports your career aspirations. The IDEA Center staff reads each posting carefully, but we recently had a scam slip through our system as Internet thieves are using new tactics posing as actual Newberg businesses.

We do not have access to your correspondence with employers, so we caution you to be discerning if you receive emails that do not have proper English or grammar.

If you ever have any questions or suspicions, please come to the IDEA Center and ask to talk with a Career Coach and we will help you vet the organization or company.

– Deb Mumm-Hill (dmummhill@georgefox.edu)

Join us for a special four-week Spiritual Formation Colloquium that begins Wednesday, Feb. 17, and meets each Wednesday after that through March 9 (Feb. 17, Feb. 24, March 2 and March 9). We’ll gather in Stevens 109 from 10 to 11 a.m. each week, and our facilitator will be Kathy Noling, former associate campus pastor at Westmont College. You can sign up here.

The Christian faith is meant to be passionate, hopeful and creative, but sometimes we get stuck in tedious patterns when approaching God that keep us from experiencing the rich and fulfilling relationship that He intends. Such patterns ultimately can lead us away from God.

In this colloquium, we will introduce some spiritual practices that will help you be quiet, expectant and receptive to the Holy Spirit’s voice.

Note: You’ll receive five Chapel Elective Credits for attending all four colloquium sessions.

Questions? Contact Jamie Johnson at jamiej@georgefox.edu.